The image depicts a man and woman standing together, with a goat positioned between them, set against a white wall background. The scene exudes a sense of warmth and companionship.
The image depicts a rural landscape with a field, a house, and a cloudy sky. The field is dry and brown, with patches of snow.
The image depicts a small, well-lit room with two beds, a desk, and a window, featuring white walls and wooden floors, with a simple and functional atmosphere.
The image depicts a long, white greenhouse with a sloping roof, situated in a rural area with a grassy yard and a hill in the background on a sunny day.
The image depicts a serene rural scene featuring a house, greenhouse, and garden, set against a picturesque backdrop of trees and rolling hills under a clear blue sky.
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Help a small self sufficiency community in Bozed, Romania

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    13 years ago we moved as family to this place in a small village near Târgu Mureș in Romania. In the meantime we could buy and rent about 20 ha for cereals, pasture and a plantation of Aronia. We have a greenhouse with tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, a big garden with vegetables, some animals of which we have eggs, meat and milk. So we make a lot by ourselves with our products: Bread, gem, cheese, yogurt, and more… Some of the products we also sell, mainly cereals, dried aronia and fresh tomatoes. We have three houses in this village, one of them we prepared to be a house for guests and community life. Here our visitors and volunteers can stay, and it may be a place for people in need to stay for a period of time with us…
    We have three children all of them born in Romania in the ages of 10, 13 and 16. We are Christians and our goal is to live in community with others, to be more and more self-sustainable, to share our faith with others but first of all to live it, making a positive difference.
    To our community belongs since two years another German family, mother and son, who live with us in this village and have similar convictions as we have. We eat daily together and help each other out.
    Our village is a quiet place, in a beautiful landscape, with many wild animals, such as bear, deer, fox, pheasant…
    We look forward to know new people and to share our life with you!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We have good contact to the locals, living in many ways the same life as they do. We are going every week to the local market, where we sell the cereals and get in touch with many people. If you like, you can accompany us. Also during the week people come and buy from us cereals.
    We have a Romanian employee. You may also once work with him.
    As community we eat every day lunch together and you will be a part of it! Our community is German and Swiss and sometimes also Romanian...
    At our place you can learn more about the romanian country life, gardening and self-sufficiency, although we also are still learning a lot!
    Targu Mures, the closest city, offers you also some cultural experiences, like classical concerts, theater, nice historical buildings. You will also come in contact with hungarian culture because this part of Romania belonged to Austria-Hungary and many people are originally Hungarians still speaking this language.

  • Help

    Help

    Since we started with a very low level of infrastructure and we have three buildings with courtyard to maintain, there is still a lot of work to do and we would be glad for some help in these areas: maintaining the houses and utility buildings as well as maintenance work in the courtyards. For renovation work we call and pay local professionals.
    You may also help in the daily tasks like caring for animals, gardening, in the household and self-sufficiency work.
    If you like you can voluntarily also help in the agriculture and the green house.
    As far as possible you will help in these areas where you have skills, talents or where you are interested to learn more and where you feel most comfortable.

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Romanian: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You will stay in our guesthouse, which provides three guestrooms, one bathroom, a dry toilet, a large livingroom and a kitchen which is equipped with everything you need. There is central heating but also a wood stove. A washing machine is at your disposal.
    Lunch we eat together as community, the other meals you can prepare for yourselves in the guesthouse and we will provide what you need. Sometimes you may join us in the evening for meals if you like!

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 889996624135

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The image depicts a rural landscape with a field, a house, and a cloudy sky. The field is dry and brown, with patches of snow.
The image depicts a small, well-lit room with two beds, a desk, and a window, featuring white walls and wooden floors, with a simple and functional atmosphere.
The image depicts a long, white greenhouse with a sloping roof, situated in a rural area with a grassy yard and a hill in the background on a sunny day.
The image depicts a man and woman standing together, with a goat positioned between them, set against a white wall background. The scene exudes a sense of warmth and companionship.
The image depicts a serene rural scene featuring a house, greenhouse, and garden, set against a picturesque backdrop of trees and rolling hills under a clear blue sky.

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